Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence.
Mr. Saxena has espoused a child from an orphanage.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. adopted.
Espouse means to adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).
Thus, "Adopted" is the appropriate word to use in its space.
Adopt refers to the act of legally taking another person's child into your family and raising them as your own.
The sentence would be: Mr. Saxena has adopted a child from an orphanage.